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I did better than giving you the explanation, I gave you the means to find the explanation for yourself. The best secrets in magic are not floating around the internet for anyone to see, they are well hidden in books. I'd recommend getting Gravett and Hugard's Encyclopedia of Card Tricks...

Vernon's Five Card Mental Force: http://archive.denisbehr.de/show.php?cat=871. You will have to adjust the presentation a bit for modern audiences. Also, I think you can influence the selection based on which side you are standing on and some very subtle body language.

The place to start is to make sure that your magic is about entertaining your audience as opposed to showing what you can do. The difference in thinking is the difference between "let me show you a trick I can do" and "let me show you something you will really enjoy." It is a state of mind...

Funny you mention the Zombie. Had pulled mine out a couple of weekends ago and was playing it. Watched the L&L Zombie Video (Al Schneider's routine left me cringing and McBride's teaching inspired me) and started watching Jeb Sherril's Zombie Reanimated DVDs. Also, playing with some I'm...

Welcome back, my friend. It is good to see you around and I hope you are doing well. Definitely share your story of where you've been.

Kalin and Jinger Steve Cohn Wayne Houchin Jeff McBride Kevin James

Although I agree with Darwin's conclusions on challenge magic, I disagree with his assessment of Slydini. Slydini used actual challenges ("you look, but you don't see... watch again, closer this time") as a means of misdirection. He controlled when the spectators watched and where they...

To do an effect like this, I'd start with Chapter 4 of Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, followed by Chapter 17 and then look at the works of Kirk Charles and/or Si Stebbins / Juan Tamariz / Simon Aronson. For the Katy Perry version, you could just use the knowledge from Encyclopedia of Card Tricks.

I'm looking at a variety controls to bring a selected and returned card to the top of the deck to expand my knowledge and repertoire. I typically just catch a break while folding the spread, talk a bit and then do a riffle shuffle. I've played with using a short key card and then a riffle...

EDIT -- Three books I don't have :cool:

Your character and presentation should be designed to have the audience want you to succeed. It is not a challenge between the magician and the spectator. Creating a challenge can be inadvertant and result from a say-do-see presentation or a "I'm going to trick you presentation."

Don't think I missed that. Two books I don't have yet... jealous.

How long did it take you to read Encyclopedia? What effects our of Encyclopedia do you like best? What else have you read? I think I answered this question for you already here: https://www.theory11.com/forums/threads/card-magic.46707/#post-454592

There is a line in my favorite book, Illusions by Richard Bach: "If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem." It doesn't matter how they react to you. Imagine that they will love your magic. If they don't it is a problem with them and not you. Their...

When I first started magic, I bought a 4 DVD Set Called Sleight of Hand With Cards made by Magic Makers and staring Eddy Ray. I didn't really read understand that it was card manipulation rather than card magic before I purchased it.. Also, Eddy Ray's teaching was so bad, he appeared to be...

Twilight Angels in Bicycle.

You won't be disappointed. The first effect where a selected card appears in a glass run over a tabled spread is worth the price of the book. The card to picture frame effect would be great for close-up or parlor. The Moth of the Tosh change is the thing that people will remember you for...

@kolebear check out the Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi. It is $65 and worth every penny of it. It will expand your thinking about magic.

If you do an Elmsley Count, the cards are in position for a Jordan Count. Then if you do a Jordan Count, the cards are in position for an Elmsley Count. You can alternate doing each count for practice. Although, I recommend thinking "I'm doing an Elmsley Count" while doing the Elmsley Count...

Royal Road is the best place to start. To get things to flow more smoothly takes practice and rehersal. Practice is doing the sleights while rehersal is doing the sleights and saying the patter as you perform simultaniously.